Shield for car-windows.



W. B. HANLON.

' SHIELD FOB. GAR WINDOWS.

APPLICATION rum) APR. 11. 1910.

Patented May 23', 1911 'NVEN I on m :8. Benton, orrrr'rsnuae, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Be it known that I, WILLIAM BQHANLON,

of Pittsburg, Allegheny county, Pennsyl- Shield for Car-Windows,

Vania, have invented a new and useful of which the following is a full, clear, 'and exact description, reference being had to the accompany ing drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 1S1! front end v ew of a car having my-invention'applied thereto;-and

Figs. 2 and 3 are vertical sections showing the shield indifferent adjusted positions.

My invention has relation to shields for car windows, and more particularly to shieldsv for the front or motormans window of electrically propelled cars.

The object of my invention is to provide simple and effective means for protecting such windows from becoming coated or covered with frost, or snow and sleet, 'and also may be used to form a protection against the sun, wind, dust, etc.

The nature of my invention will be-best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which I have shown the preferred embodiment thereof, which will 10w be described, it being premised, however, that various changesmay be made in the details ofconstruction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as defined in the appended claims. v In the drawings, the numeral 2 designates the front end of an electrically propelled car, and 3 is the usual front or motormans window. r 4 designates a frame, which ishing'ed or pivoted to the front end of the car above and in front of the window 3'. This frame may be of any suitable character for supporting a pane of glass or other transparent material 5, which is preferably of substantially the same area asthe glass of the window 3; The frame 4: is designed to be supported in any one er a number of different positions by means of the hooked brace rods 6 attached tothe sides of the frame 4 and the hooks of the free ends of which are arranged to be engaged at different points wit perforations in the strips 7.

8 designatesa shade roller, which is su ported in suitable brackets 9 secured to t e inner side of the u per member 4" of the,

frame fl, and to which is attached a shade 10'hav1ng books 11 at its freeedge, which,

Specification of Letters Patent.

a Application and Aprfl11,1916. Serial No.'5 54,732.

,To *it concern:

Patented May 23, 1911.

when the shade is drawn out, can be engaged with the lower bar l of the frame 4.

When the frame 4.- is in its normal vertical position, it is separated from the window 3 by an intervening air space or chamber 12, which will prevent the. formation of frost on -the window 3. In stormy weather the frame 3 will be adjusted to the inclined position indicated in' Fi 3, being elevated sufiiciently to permit t e motorman to see below its lower edge, and iii-which position it efi'ectivelyacts as a guard to prevent sleet or snow'beating against the window 3. Inwarm weather, the frame 4; may also be adjusted to this position, and the shade- 10 pulled down as shown in Fig. 3 for the purpose of protectin the motorman from the sun. If the window 3 is open, the shield will also act as a ard to protect the motorman against win dust, etc.

.It will be obvious that my invention can be readily applied to cars at a comparatively .small cost. It will also be obvious that the exact manner of connecting it with the car, and other details thereof, may be changed without departing from .my inven-.

t1on.

What I claim is 1. The combination with a motor driven car having an observation window at its forward end, of a frame hinged at its upper edge tothe car above and in front of said window and having a transparent pane or panel, together with means for securing said frame in different angular positions, and at such an angle that the motorman can see below its lower ed e, said frame and its pane, when in vertica position being sepa rated from the observation window by a dead air space tending to prevent the formation of frost on the said window, and when in raised position forming a storm shield to prevent the weather from beating against the window, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a motor driven edge to the car above and in front of said window and having a transparent pane or panel, together with means for securing said frame in different angular positions,

and ate-such an angle that the motorman can see below its lower ed c, said frame andtits pane when 111 v-ertlca position belng separated from the observation window ,by a

dead. air space tending to prevent the forbeing an air space said pane or panel and said Window, and means for holding the said frame in vertical position, and also in; an angular position. with a" shade secured to the inner side of said frame and adapted to be drawn across the transparent pane or panel; substantially as described.

' In testimony mation of frost on said window, and when in raised position forming a storm shield i prevent the weather from beating against the window, the adjusting and securing means for the frame being wholly exterior of the said windowfsubstantially as de-1 scribed.

3. A shield for the motonnans window whereof, I. have hereunto of cars, comprising a frame hinged or pivset my hand. oted to the front end of the car above and \VM. B. HANLON. in front of the motormans window, and Witnesses:

Gno. B. BLEMIbI having a transparent pane or panel, there H. M. CORWIN.

or chamber between the Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing'the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G. 

